Embalming accessory



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E. R. JONES EMBALMING ACCESSORY Filed June 22, 1925 Patented hier. 5.33, i925.'V

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EPHBAIM R. JONES, QF CORBIN, KENTUCKY.

EMBALMING ACCESSORY.

Application 1ed .Tune 22,1925. Serial No. 38,841. i

cessories, of' which the followingis a specification.

The invention generally relates to embalming accessories and has for its object to` provide an improved construction of drain pan for use in facilitating the embalmingfunction in a manner contributing considerably to the ease and eiiiciency of accomplishment thereof and insuring against undesirable soiling and destruction oli' carpets, rugs and the like by the spilling of fluid.

More specifically the present invention is an improvement on the apparatus disclosed in my application filed Gctober 20, 1924, Serial No. 7 44,7 61, and it especially has for -its object to provide a means which in case of purging from the mouth and nose the elevation of the body prevents blood and other Vejecting fluid from flowing down under .the back and creating unsanitary and unsightly conditions; I accomplish this objectrby providing the drain pan with a raised portion or, elevation that is designed to lit close up against the body to thetop of the shoulders in such a way that when the body is positioned on the board the elevated portion its closefand supports the back and extends to the top of the shoulders; in case of purging from mouth and nose, .draining lfrom jugular veins, excessive bleeding` from wounds on head and face, washing and.

massaging, the liquids are all carried around the periphery of the elevated portions and prevented from flowing down under the back.

In the drawings:

Figure l isa perspective view showing the invention mounted for use.

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal section of the invention mounted for use.

Figure 3 is a side elevation ofthe invention.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail section taken with signal success.

l substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 2. i i

It is the common practice with embalmers, when operating on a body, to make an incision in the armpit, usually under the right arm and close to the body. The -axiallary vein is then raised and a drain tube inserted. therein, a rubber tube being connected to the drain tube and to a blood bottle orvother receptacle yto takeoff and impound the blood. Many difficulties arise in the carrying out of this procedure somerof which are mentioned below and others of which will be j kobvious upon thought, and it is .to provide aniniproved means, soon to be described in detail, for eifectively overcoming such difculties that I have addressed my efforts g Often the blood will not flow as the arm pit, incision is made and the drain tube and rubber tube operativelyinserted. The natural course then is to disconnect the rubber emergencies as above outlined it isneces-y sary to spread rubber sheeting or similar means over the floor to protect against'such accidental spillings,

Also, it frequently happens,gduring ythe embalming operation, that a body purges, i. e. blood or blood mixed with other fluid flows A excessively from Athe mouth and nostrils.. This fluid naturally runs down over Ythe face of the corpse onto the embalming board, and, not properly restrained, onto the floor. a

In addition to the above it is often necessary Ito wash and massage the face and shampoo the head. In cases of accident where the skin of the head and face is lacerated, excessive bleeding occurs and inln the presentvembodiment of my invention l provide a drain pan so constructed andV adaptable to use as to be effective in receiving and confining the fluids eXuding from the body and for providing for the proper carrying off' of the fluids so confined. The device is removably mountable upon any approved type of embalming board, indicated in the drawing by the reference numeral 1, so as to be adaptable to use in the ordinary way (see Figure 1), i. e. as a head and shoulder support, or, as illustrated in Figure 3, it may be used beneath any portion of the body and on any part of the embalming board foundl desirable. Y

In general the device comprises an open frame composed of the side rails 2 and the cross or end rails 3. lhenused in the manner illustrated in Figure 1 the bottom cross rail 3 will be placed against any suitable edge or other abutment 4, so that when the lugs 5 with which the rails 2 are provided are properly engaged by the pivoted supporting varms 6, vthe device will be supported in the position shown for receiving the head, shoulders and upper portion of the body of the corpse.

To render'my device universally adaptable it is made readily removable from the einbalming table and the side rails 2 are provided with down-turned extensions 7 which serve to engage the embalming table for supporting the device in the manner illustratedin Figure 3. 1

By providing the open frame formed by the rails 2 and 3 the drain pan 9 is removably supportable on the frame.

The drain pan 9, which is preferably oonstructed of porcelain or enameled metal, has a turned down or cupped end portion 10 which not only provides a neat appearance, but ts down over the extended ends 7 and serves effectively to prevent longitudinal displacement of the pan, and inverted U- shaped side flanges 11 which snugly fit over the rails 2 to prevent lateral displacement of the pan.

The main body or drain portion of the pan is depressed between the flanges 11 from the portion which engages the upper rail 3 to the portion which engages the lower rail 3, the depressed portion being inclined so as to be about substantially fiat at the upperl end and about 1M, deep at the lower end. (See Figures 1 and 2.) Y

' The lower end of the pan body terminates in an upwardly projecting back engaging Vroll 12 adapted to engage the back of the Corpse to prevent overfiow or the triclrling of fiuid down the back beyond the place where the roll 12 engages the same.

8 designates an elevated portion of the pan, the upper portion of which iscof a curved outline somewhat of the nature of an inverted U and'is designed to fit close up against the back to the top of the shoulders and has for its purpose to prevent blood and other ejecting vliuids from flowing down under the back and creating unsanitary and unsightly conditions.

The inclined pan bottom is adapted to effect drainage ofv fluid received thereon into the cross trough 13, the raised portion 8 serving to deflect the fiuid around its periphery instead of letting it flow down along the back surface of the corpse. At one end of the trough 18, in one of the sides of the pan, a discharge aperture 14 which communicates with the off-take drain tube l5 is connected thereto at 16 as clearly indicated in Figure 4 of the drawing. The trough may bev inclined if desired.

`ifllhen, in effectingembalming operation, the body is positioned on my improved drain pan as described, all water used in washing, mas'aging and shampooing; all blood and other fluid exuding from the nose and mouth, is received and temporarily confined in the pan to be delivered through the tube 15 to the blood bottle or other receptacle without any attention from the embalmer or danger of inadvertent spilling.

In the usual operation the body is positioned so that the arm pit is over the pan with the back between the shoulders resting on the raised portion 8. All that is then necessary is to raise the vein and open it The blood will flow onto the drain pan, into the trough 13 and out through the outlet 14; without special attention by the embalmer; without the necessity of using drain tubes, rubber tube connections, arm pit drain pans, rubber'floor sheeting or a host of' other nuisances an embalmer commonly has tow tolerate. The drain pan is thus very effective, practical and desirable; also neat of appearance,` sanitary, andv very convenient of use. f Y

lWhen an abdominal incision is necessary, as in cases of dropsy and leakage into that cavity, l place the device under the body at that point and maire the incision as low down on the side as possible. The same manner of use is employed in eases of other body incisions. In this mannerthe device is universally effective.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it is thought the novel details of construction, manner of operation and advantages,

will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which it relates.

Vilhat I claim is f 1. A device of the class described comprising a frame, a drain pan removably mounted on the frame, said drain pan having flanges to fitthe frame, an inclined and depressed drain body portion, a cross trough portion into which the drain body portion delivers, the said pan having a drain aperture at one end of said trough, said inclined and depressed drain body portion having' a raised portion to support the back of the corpse and it close to the back extending to the top of the shoulders thereof.

Q. In a device of the class described, a drain pan having a riin portion and an inclined and depressed drain body portion, a

cross trough portion into which the drain body portion delivers, said pan having` a drain aperture at one end of said trough and Said pan having a raised inverted U shaped area above the trough to fit the back of the corpse and extend to the top of the shoulders thereotl for the purposes specified.

EPI-IRAIM R. JONES. 

